*Glaser, Karina Yan: -Karina Yan Glaseris the author of the New York Times bestselling Vanderbeekers series and the stand-alone novel A Duet for Home *, which received three starred reviews and has been nominated for more than a dozen state awards. A former middle school teacher, Karina lives in Har...

*Glaser, Karina Yan: -Karina Yan Glaseris the author of the New York Times bestselling Vanderbeekers series and the stand-alone novel A Duet for Home *, which received three starred reviews and has been nominated for more than a dozen state awards. A former middle school teacher, Karina lives in Harlem, New York City, with her husband, two teens, and an assortment of pets and houseplants. One of her proudest achievements is raising two kids who can't go anywhere without a book.